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Question — How is it possible for a trip leader to Semeapersc: «dabei . 8 members of her party of 33? oO Answer - Very Easilv; Especially when 5_,at the tail end get way-laid at Bucklicy road “and” invited~ “to morning. tea. and scones; by one of the Gay trampers. unable to do > . the tramp but eager to contribute to fuelling the partici- .- ‘pants. Unfortunately, the other 28 trip members were too ~ =<. far ahead to know they hac m ssed those scones. One -- Wt frantic Karin: gen. Ged: to abandon the 5 to their fate ba I to muster the rest; trying to do a Footrot Dog act of a racing up and down the line through the tricky part of the tramp. But ONCE AGAIN. Karin was in the WRONG place at - fel the right time; when 3 Mature Ladies took a wrong turn, '* —eand then there were 25:. ain: e:. with the remnants of the party safely installed at seth the lunch stop at 4 Crawford Road, Karin belted back- around pathweys looking for the 3 M.u.'s. No luck. A search car :3: was_ despatched from 4 Gravferd Road. No luck. An exhausted Karin finally collapsed into a deck chair and downed ~~ . <3 cups of tea and sandwiches te calm her nerves. vol swf De After lunch the party proceeded through Hataitai ¥ - 2: Park and stumbled across the 5 Scone Scoffers (unrepentant, and with NO DOGGY BAG of warm scones) ,now busily scofting.. lunch! At the last stage ox nefore thie descent into =>." - Oriental Bay, Karin did enother head count and found the 5 §.S.'s were MISLAID AGATIT! -. no doubt bogged down by ~* the scones. Back at the cays Karin found the 3 M.L.'s ‘eS. waiting. They had fo lows the reservoir road, then . -.* Sac slithered down a bark and onto Crawford Road where — Enterprising Eth had a friend, There they lunched. The 5 -$.S.'s arrived shortly: after, at Oriental Bay. Karin has now developed a nervous twitch and was = ;. , last seen wandering about — counting pedestrians. I’ = CE Gui ; ide